This artwork is part of a series by Ashu Gupta titled “Dialogues”, that depict a range of emotions, ideas, inner thoughts, and feelings. The contemporary artist chooses different subjects, delving into their consciousness and bringing to life their internal dialogues. Showcasing breathtaking detailing in her work, Ashu uses the intricacy of her chosen techniques to make a poignant statement about the complexity of human thought, dreams and desires that are often unspoken.
“Taboo” is a work that speaks of the unspoken, referencing the issues that society is still wary to address or confront. A string of words like sex, death, money, religious belief, suicide, and abortion, create a blindfold on the face of a figure that raises a silencing finger to its lips, commanding complicity. Ashu’s intention is to shed light not on the issues themselves, but on the very concept of the taboo. In the vein of critiquing societal mandates, Ashu has offered her male protagonist a vibrantly patterned shirt, accentuating his arm with a circle pattern to offset the softness of the stippling.
“Taboo” is a work that speaks of the unspoken, referencing the issues that society is still wary to address or confront. A string of words like sex, death, money, religious belief, suicide, and abortion, create a blindfold on the face of a figure that raises a silencing finger to its lips, commanding complicity. Ashu’s intention is to shed light not on the issues themselves, but on the very concept of the taboo. In the vein of critiquing societal mandates, Ashu has offered her male protagonist a vibrantly patterned shirt, accentuating his arm with a circle pattern to offset the softness of the stippling.
